Most Influential: Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
The U.S. President’s choice to run the CFTC seemed set to sail through Congress, until Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss stepped in.
Most Influential: Bo Hines
President Donald Trump tapped a former college football player to run offense on his digital assets agenda.
Most Influential: Paolo Ardoino
The CEO of Tether is turning the stablecoin into a global financial force.
Most Influential: Brandon and Howard Lutnick
The world’s biggest stablecoin issuer struggled to maintain banking relationships for a few years and faced accusations it wasn’t fully backing its circulating tokens — then one of the world’s biggest financial firms, Cantor Fitzgerald, became its custodian.
Most Influential: Don Jr., Eric and Barron Trump
The sons of U.S. President Donald Trump have capitalized on their family name and crypto’s political momentum, carving out a profitable niche for themselves in the booming industry.
Ford taps Renault for help building cheap EVs in Europe
Ford is teaming up with France’s Renault to design and produce affordable electric vehicles for the European market, with the goal of turning around the Blue Oval’s struggling business on the continent. The move comes as cheap Chinese-made EVs have flooded Europe, snatching away market share from long-established players. Ford will use Renault’s Ampere platform … Read more
Google extends free repairs to cover known Pixel 9 Pro and Pro Fold issues
Google announced a new “extended repair program” for the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL smartphones yesterday after it confirmed display issues with a “limited number” of devices, as spotted by 9to5Google. The company is doing the same for the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, although Google didn’t specify what’s wrong with it other … Read more
Regulatory Battle Over Tokenized U.S. Stocks Escalates, HSBC Says
Citadel Securities has urged the SEC to treat decentralized finance trading venues like traditional exchanges, a stance facing opposition from the crypto industry.
TON Token Yearly Loss Nears 72%, but Potential Reversal Signs Emerge
The token’s price found support at $1.6025, which held firm despite initial selling pressure, and has since shown signs of a potential reversal.
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Securitize hires former PayPal exec as US tokenization gains traction
Securitize hires former PayPal executive Jerome Roche as it expands regulated tokenized securities for US investors and builds on fresh approvals in Europe.
The Vergecast 2025 year in review
When we look back on 2025, at least in tech, we’ll remember it mostly as a year about AI. We had a race between OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others to build the best model for the most things. Nvidia became the most valuable company in the world, data centers started to spring up everywhere, and … Read more
Mistral AI surfs vibe coding tailwinds with new coding models
French AI startup Mistral today launched Devstral 2, a new generation of its AI model designed for coding, as the company seeks to catch up to bigger AI labs like Anthropic and other coding-focused LLMs.
The best thing I bought this year: the Remarkable Paper Pro
The Remarkable Paper Pro and Type Folio keyboard case is a surprisingly great combo. About a year ago, we said you probably don’t need the Remarkable Paper Pro. The e-ink device is equal parts outrageous and luxurious; it’s not ideal for consuming books, and the screen can sometimes feel painfully slow. Then there’s the starting … Read more
Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus Bets on Stablecoins for Real-World Payments With 2026 App
The company launched Exodus Pay, which aims to remove crypto friction by letting users send, spend, and earn with stablecoins from one app.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Uniswap (UNI) Falls 1.6% as Index Trades Lower
Aave (AAVE) was also among the underperformers, declining 1.2% from Monday.
How prediction markets raise insider trading and credit risks
Prediction markets may be providing a way of turning opinions into financial products, but they may also pose financial risks and opportunities for insider trading.
A16z-Backed Daylight Brings Electricity Markets Onchain With New DeFi Protocol
The DayFi protocol aims to turn electricity cash flows into a crypto-native yield product, bridging capital to new solar power installations.
PNC Bank Rolls Out Spot Bitcoin Access for Private Clients After 2025 Reveal
The Coinbase-backed feature, first announced in July, lets PNC clients buy, sell and hold bitcoin directly in their digital banking accounts.
You can now text photos directly to Aura’s digital picture frames
It’s now easier for friends and family who aren’t tech savvy or are struggling with app fatigue to share images via your Aura digital photo frame. As the name of the new “text to frame” feature implies, photos can now be shared to an Aura frame through a text message, and they will be automatically … Read more
Top U.S. Crypto Lobbying Arm Digital Chamber Integrates CryptoUK as Affiliate
The Digital Chamber is among the oldest and largest crypto advocacy groups, and it’ll now incorporate CryptoUK into its widening operations.
How Smarter Systems Speed Up Loan Processing for Rural America
Efficient loan processing is vital for farmers who rely on timely credit to plant, repair equipment, or keep rural businesses running. This piece follows Karthik Chakravartula’s journey at Farm Credit Bank of Texas, showing how smarter CRM workflows, automation, and streamlined systems cut delays, reduce costs, and ensure loans reach farmers and small-town communities when … Read more
Empromptu raises $2M pre-seed to help enterprises build AI apps
Empromptu claims all a user has to do is tell the platform’s AI chatbot what they want — like a new HTML or JavaScript app — and the AI will go ahead and build it.
Malaysia’s Royal Unveils Ringgit-Backed Stablecoin for APAC Payments
The new fiat-pegged token arrives as Asia leads global stablecoin use, with over 50% of institutions in the region already on board.
Morning Minute: Saylor and Tom Lee Buy Big
Strategy and BitMine have calmed concerns that they may be tapped out with massive BTC and ETH purchases respectively. So what’s the impact?